Christmas time in Kenilworth
It’s definitely the start of Christmas for our Club. Our theme this year for the annual Kenilworth Christmas Tree display held in St Nicholas Church as HOOP – President Anita’s international theme for her year.
Day 8 of 16 Days of Action – White Ribbon Campaign
The White Ribbon Campaign asks men to lead by example and engage with other men and boys to challenge male cultures that lead to harassment, abuse and violence. https://www.whiteribbon.org.uk/ We could all show this to our menfolk and get them to take a stand against sexism
Day 7 of 16 Days of Action – We Oranged the Midland Arden Region meeting
We wore orange to show our support for this campaign at yesterdays MAR meeting. A very informative session where we learnt about the White Ribbon Campaign from Anthea Scully, UK CEO. All the Clubs have come away with plans as to how to engage
Day 6 of 16 Days of Action – Doing nothing does harm
Doing nothing does harm – is the strapline from Our Watch End violence against women and their children, an Australian website. It gives some great tips on how to support and speak up in situations at work, socially or in public where a woman might
Day 5 of 16 Days of Action – What you say matters
UN Women have posted a brilliant video on their Facebook site showing that what you reply matters when someone is brave enough to admit that they are in an abusive relationship. Domestic Violence Your words can be refuge to someone who doesn’t feel safe. What
Day 4 of 16 Days of Action – Why the phrase ‘man up’ is so destructive
This interesting, (short) video explains how workshops are helping teenage boys challenge harmful gender stereotypes https://www.bbc.com/…/why-the-phrase-man-up-is-so-…/p06sdqg6
Day 3 of 16 Days of Action
To raise awareness, Soroptimists around the country will be wearing these badges and sporting orange clothing
November Dinner Meeting
Jan Bowden, immediate past president of MAR, came to speak to us about her work as an English tutor at a local men’s prison. As a good Soroptimist should, she challenged us about some of our perceptions of prisoners, their offences, rehabilitation and the
Day 2 of 16 Days of Action – Why do we need this campaign?
According to an article on the BBC website An average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Women are much more likely
Day 1 of 16 Days of Action – #HearMeToo
Today is the start of the UN campaign –16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every year from 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10